Fenton v. Thorley [1903] WN 149 is an English tort law case from the House of Lords, which deals with the definition of an "accident". Tort law in England and Wales concerns civil wrongs as distinguished from criminal wrongs. The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords"

"'Accident' is used in the ordinary sense and means a mishap or untoward event not expected or designed. "

See also

• Tort reform
• Accident Compensation Corporation

External links

• Julius Hirschfeld, A Few Observations on Workmen's Compensation in Germany and Here (1912) Journal of Society and Comparative Legislation 119, on the difficulty of the divide between "accidents" and "disease"

Tort reform refers to the idea of changing the rules applicable to the Law of Tort. Features ACC is the sole and compulsory provider of accident insurance for all work and non-work injuries

---

© 2009 citizendia.org; parts available under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License, from http://en.wikipedia.org
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic